Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

Written by

Todd Zola

Updated on May 12, 2025 1:02AM EST

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We're over a week into May, and scoring is lower than last month. However, BABIP is up, and it shouldn't be long before rising temperatures promote more homers - and therefore more scoring. It's fine to remain aggressive with pitching but be ready to exert more caution.

As always, these rankings are based off the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions in that direction. I'm happy to address rankings queries below.

UPDATED: Monday May 12, 1:00 AM ET

Week of May 12 - 18

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Michael King	SD	LAA, SEA	It's good to roster the king
2	Cole Ragans	KC	STL
3	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	STL, PIT	Appears to be over injury scare
4	Zack Wheeler	PHI	PIT
5	Paul Skenes	PIT	@NYM, @PHI	K-rate down, could be by design to stay healthy
6	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
7	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@BAL
8	Joe Ryan	MIN	@MIL
9	Dylan Cease	SD	LAA	Walks still high, but finding his groove
10	Kodai Senga	NYM	PIT
11	Tarik Skubal	DET	BOS
12	Max Fried	NYY	@SEA, NYM
13	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@SF, COL
14	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@CIN
15	Shane Baz	TB	@TOR, @MIA	3.72 xFIP and more road games say be patient
16	Framber Valdez	HOU	KC
17	Michael Wacha	KC	@HOU, STL
18	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	STL
19	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	ATH
20	Ranger Suarez	PHI

As always, these rankings are based off the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions in that direction. I'm happy to address rankings queries below.

UPDATED: Monday May 12, 1:00 AM ET

Week of May 12 - 18

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Michael King	SD	LAA, SEA	It's good to roster the king
2	Cole Ragans	KC	STL
3	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	STL, PIT	Appears to be over injury scare
4	Zack Wheeler	PHI	PIT
5	Paul Skenes	PIT	@NYM, @PHI	K-rate down, could be by design to stay healthy
6	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
7	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@BAL
8	Joe Ryan	MIN	@MIL
9	Dylan Cease	SD	LAA	Walks still high, but finding his groove
10	Kodai Senga	NYM	PIT
11	Tarik Skubal	DET	BOS
12	Max Fried	NYY	@SEA, NYM
13	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@SF, COL
14	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@CIN
15	Shane Baz	TB	@TOR, @MIA	3.72 xFIP and more road games say be patient
16	Framber Valdez	HOU	KC
17	Michael Wacha	KC	@HOU, STL
18	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	STL
19	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	ATH
20	Ranger Suarez	PHI	PIT
21	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@TOR
22	Zac Gallen	ARI	COL
23	Corbin Burnes	ARI	COL
24	Reese Olson	DET	@TOR
25	Jack Flaherty	DET	@TOR
26	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@MIL
27	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	@CIN
28	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@SEA, NYM
29	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	WAS, @BOS	In a rut, but 3.59 xFIP is a good sign he'll rebound soon
30	Clay Holmes	NYM	PIT
31	Tyler Mahle	TEX	COL, HOU
32	Nick Lodolo	CIN	CWS
33	Logan Webb	SF	ATH
34	Matthew Boyd	CHC	CWS
35	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	HOU
36	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	LAA	Just a kid trying to make a name for himself
37	Grant Holmes	ATL	WAS, @BOS
38	Zack Littell	TB	@TOR
39	Nick Pivetta	SD	SEA
40	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB
41	Ben Brown	CHC	MIA
42	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	LAA
43	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CLE
44	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@TEX
45	Chris Sale	ATL	@BOS	Revenge game!
46	Taj Bradley	TB	@MIA
47	Seth Lugo	KC	STL
48	Garrett Crochet	BOS	ATL
49	Roki Sasaki	LAD	ATH
50	Bryan Woo	SEA	NYY
51	Kris Bubic	KC	@HOU
52	Jordan Hicks	SF	ARI
53	Aaron Nola	PHI	STL
54	Davis Martin	CWS	@CIN
55	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	MIN
56	David Peterson	NYM	PIT, @NYY
57	Jackson Jobe	DET	BOS, @TOR
58	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@MIA
59	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	MIN
60	Dustin May	LAD	LAA
61	Bryse Wilson	CWS	@CIN
62	Zach Eflin	BAL	WAS
63	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
64	Bailey Ober	MIN	@BAL
65	Dean Kremer	BAL	MIN
66	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@PHI, @KC	Tough road pair, but merits a start
67	Landen Roupp	SF	ATH
68	Robbie Ray	SF	ARI
69	Bryce Miller	SEA	@SD
70	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	WAS
71	Jameson Taillon	CHC	MIA
72	Colin Rea	CHC	MIA, CWS
73	Cade Povich	BAL	MIN, WAS
74	Nick Martinez	CIN	CWS
75	Sonny Gray	STL	@PHI
76	Luis Castillo	SEA	NYY
77	Tylor Megill	NYM	@NYY
78	Ben Lively	CLE	MIL, @CIN
79	Jose Berrios	TOR	TB, DET
80	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@LAD, @SF
81	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@BAL, @MIL
82	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@SF
83	Justin Verlander	SF	ARI, ATH
84	Shane Smith	CWS	@CHC
85	Jose Soriano	LAA	@SD
86	Tanner Houck	BOS	@DET, ATL
87	Andrew Abbott	CIN	CWS, CLE
88	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@HOU
89	Chris Bassitt	TOR	TB
90	Edward Cabrera	MIA	TB
91	Chad Patrick	MIL	MIN
92	Mix 12 Reliever
93	Jack Leiter	TEX	COL, HOU
94	Cade Horton	CHC	CWS
95	Landon Knack	LAD	ATH
96	Colton Gordon	HOU	KC
97	Jake Irvin	WAS	@ATL, @BAL
98	Chase Dollander	COL	@TEX, @ARI
99	Aaron Civale	MIL	MIN
100	Luis Severino	ATH	@SF
101	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@CIN, @CHC
102	Kyle Freeland	COL	@TEX
103	Miles Mikolas	STL	@KC
104	Mix 15 Reliever
105	Stephen Kolek	SD	SEA
106	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	TB
107	Carlos Rodon	NYY	NYM
108	Sean Burke	CWS	@CHC
109	Bowden Francis	TOR	DET
110	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIL
111	Ryan Gusto	HOU	KC, @TEX
112	Chris Paddack	MIN	@BAL
113	Will Warren	NYY	@SEA
114	Mitch Keller	PIT	@NYM
115	Griffin Canning	NYM	@NYY
116	Brady Singer	CIN	CLE
117	Patrick Corbin	TEX	COL
118	Brayan Bello	BOS	@DET
119	Michael Soroka	WAS	@ATL, @BAL
120	Erick Fedde	STL	@PHI
121	Lucas Giolito	BOS	ATL
122	Max Meyer	MIA	TB
123	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@SF
124	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@SD, @LAD
125	Andre Pallante	STL	@KC
126	JP Sears	ATH	@SF
127	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@PHI
128	Lance McCullers	HOU	@TEX
129	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	@DET
130	Logan Evans	SEA	@SD
131	German Marquez	COL	@ARI
132	Bryce Elder	ATL	WAS
133	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@PHI
134	Emerson Hancock	SEA	NYY, @SD
135	Randy Vasquez	SD	LAA
136	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@SD
137	Trevor Williams	WAS	@ATL
138	Logan Allen	CLE	MIL
139	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@ATL
140	Jose Quintana	MIL	@CLE
141	Keider Montero	DET	BOS
142	Bailey Falter	PIT	@NYM
143	Valente Bellozo	MIA	@CHC
144	Quinn Priester	MIL	@CLE
145	Gunnar Hoglund	ATH	@LAD
146	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@CHC
147	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	@LAD
148	Kyle Gibson	BAL	WAS
149	Tanner Gordon	COL	@ARI
150	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@LAD
151	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@LAD
152	Chase Petty	CIN	CLE
153	Jose Urena	TOR	DET
154	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@CHC
155	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@TEX

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Cole Ragans	KC	STL
2	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
3	Joe Ryan	MIN	@MIL
4	Tarik Skubal	DET	BOS
5	Max Fried	NYY	@SEA, NYM
6	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@CIN
7	Shane Baz	TB	@TOR, @MIA	3.72 xFIP and more road games say be patient
8	Framber Valdez	HOU	KC
9	Michael Wacha	KC	@HOU, STL
10	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@TOR
11	Reese Olson	DET	@TOR
12	Jack Flaherty	DET	@TOR
13	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@MIL
14	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	@CIN
15	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@SEA, NYM
16	Tyler Mahle	TEX	COL, HOU
17	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	HOU
18	Zack Littell	TB	@TOR
19	Kevin Gausman	TOR	TB
20	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@TEX
21	Taj Bradley	TB	@MIA
22	Seth Lugo	KC	STL
23	Garrett Crochet	BOS	ATL
24	Bryan Woo	SEA	NYY
25	Kris Bubic	KC	@HOU
26	Davis Martin	CWS	@CIN
27	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	MIN
28	Jackson Jobe	DET	BOS, @TOR
29	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@MIA
30	Bryse Wilson	CWS	@CIN
31	Zach Eflin	BAL	WAS
32	Hunter Brown	HOU	@TEX
33	Bailey Ober	MIN	@BAL
34	Dean Kremer	BAL	MIN
35	Bryce Miller	SEA	@SD
36	Cade Povich	BAL	MIN, WAS
37	Luis Castillo	SEA	NYY
38	Ben Lively	CLE	MIL, @CIN
39	Jose Berrios	TOR	TB, DET
40	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@LAD, @SF
41	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@BAL, @MIL
42	Shane Smith	CWS	@CHC
43	Jose Soriano	LAA	@SD
44	Tanner Houck	BOS	@DET, ATL
45	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@HOU
46	Chris Bassitt	TOR	TB
47	Jack Leiter	TEX	COL, HOU
48	Colton Gordon	HOU	KC
49	Luis Severino	ATH	@SF
50	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@CIN, @CHC
51	Carlos Rodon	NYY	NYM
52	Sean Burke	CWS	@CHC
53	Bowden Francis	TOR	DET
54	Gavin Williams	CLE	MIL
55	Ryan Gusto	HOU	KC, @TEX
56	Chris Paddack	MIN	@BAL
57	Will Warren	NYY	@SEA
58	Patrick Corbin	TEX	COL
59	Brayan Bello	BOS	@DET
60	Lucas Giolito	BOS	ATL
61	AL Reliever
62	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@SD, @LAD
63	JP Sears	ATH	@SF
64	Lance McCullers	HOU	@TEX
65	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	@DET
66	Logan Evans	SEA	@SD
67	Emerson Hancock	SEA	NYY, @SD
68	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@SD
69	Logan Allen	CLE	MIL
70	Keider Montero	DET	BOS
71	Gunnar Hoglund	ATH	@LAD
72	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	@LAD
73	Kyle Gibson	BAL	WAS
74	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@LAD
75	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@LAD
76	Jose Urena	TOR	DET

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Michael King	SD	LAA, SEA	It's good to roster the king
2	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	STL, PIT	Appears to be over injury scare
3	Zack Wheeler	PHI	PIT
4	Paul Skenes	PIT	@NYM, @PHI	K-rate down, could be by design to stay healthy
5	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@BAL
6	Dylan Cease	SD	LAA	Walks still high, but finding his groove
7	Kodai Senga	NYM	PIT
8	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@SF, COL
9	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	STL
10	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	ATH
11	Ranger Suarez	PHI	PIT
12	Zac Gallen	ARI	COL
13	Corbin Burnes	ARI	COL
14	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	WAS, @BOS	In a rut, but 3.59 xFIP is a good sign he'll rebound soon
15	Clay Holmes	NYM	PIT
16	Nick Lodolo	CIN	CWS
17	Logan Webb	SF	ATH
18	Matthew Boyd	CHC	CWS
19	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	LAA	Just a kid trying to make a name for himself
20	Grant Holmes	ATL	WAS, @BOS
21	Nick Pivetta	SD	SEA
22	Ben Brown	CHC	MIA
23	Tony Gonsolin	LAD	LAA
24	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CLE
25	Chris Sale	ATL	@BOS	Revenge game!
26	Roki Sasaki	LAD	ATH
27	Jordan Hicks	SF	ARI
28	Aaron Nola	PHI	STL
29	David Peterson	NYM	PIT, @NYY
30	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	MIN
31	Dustin May	LAD	LAA
32	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@PHI, @KC	Tough road pair, but merits a start
33	Landen Roupp	SF	ATH
34	Robbie Ray	SF	ARI
35	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	WAS
36	Jameson Taillon	CHC	MIA
37	Colin Rea	CHC	MIA, CWS
38	Nick Martinez	CIN	CWS
39	Sonny Gray	STL	@PHI
40	Tylor Megill	NYM	@NYY
41	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@SF
42	Justin Verlander	SF	ARI, ATH
43	Andrew Abbott	CIN	CWS, CLE
44	Edward Cabrera	MIA	TB
45	Chad Patrick	MIL	MIN
46	Cade Horton	CHC	CWS
47	Landon Knack	LAD	ATH
48	Jake Irvin	WAS	@ATL, @BAL
49	Chase Dollander	COL	@TEX, @ARI
50	Aaron Civale	MIL	MIN
51	Kyle Freeland	COL	@TEX
52	Miles Mikolas	STL	@KC
53	Stephen Kolek	SD	SEA
54	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	TB
55	Mitch Keller	PIT	@NYM
56	Griffin Canning	NYM	@NYY
57	Brady Singer	CIN	CLE
58	Michael Soroka	WAS	@ATL, @BAL
59	Erick Fedde	STL	@PHI
60	NL Reliever
61	Max Meyer	MIA	TB
62	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@SF
63	Andre Pallante	STL	@KC
64	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@PHI
65	German Marquez	COL	@ARI
66	Bryce Elder	ATL	WAS
67	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@PHI
68	Randy Vasquez	SD	LAA
69	Trevor Williams	WAS	@ATL
70	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@ATL
71	Jose Quintana	MIL	@CLE
72	Bailey Falter	PIT	@NYM
73	Valente Bellozo	MIA	@CHC
74	Quinn Priester	MIL	@CLE
75	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@CHC
76	Tanner Gordon	COL	@ARI
77	Chase Petty	CIN	CLE
78	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@CHC
79	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@TEX

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